Inking attachment for check-writers, &amp;c.



L WHITAKER. INKING ATTACHMENT FOR CHECK WRITERS, 6L0. APPLICATION FILEDAPR. I4. 1920.

Patented Dec EL 1929.

JOHN WHITAKER, OF NORTH CHECK-WRITER COMPANY, PENNSYLVANIA.

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Application filed April 14,

To all to 7mm it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN IVHITAKER, a citizen of the United States,residing in North Wales, Pennsylvania, have invented certainImprovements in Inking Attachments for. Check-Writers, &c., of which thefollowing is a specification.

One-object of my invention is to provide means for supplying ink to theinking roller of a check writing machine.

A further object of the invention is to provide means whereby the inksupplying means will be projected against the roller at each movement ofthe type cylinder.

Heretofore, the general practice has been to use a felt inking rollerand when it was necessary to reink the roller it was taken out and theink distributed over it. In many in stances, however. after the machinewas used for a considerable length of time, the users neglected to reinkthe roller-the result be-- ing an imperfect impression-end when theroller was reinked the ink was often supplied in greater quantities thanwas necessary, which aused a blurred impression.

By my invention the roller is supplied with an even quantity of ink sothat the impressions are always the same.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a side view, partly in section. illustrating my invention asapplied to one form of check writer;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the ink reservoir;

Fig. 3 isa sectional plan view of the ink reservoir; and v Fig. 4 is alongitudinal sectional View on: the line 4-4, Fig. 3.

1 is the base of one form of check writer, having an overhanging portion2 in which is located the type cylinder 3. This cylinder is carried by ashaft 4. and the different types on this cylinder can be brought intoprinting position by suitable mechanism, not shown. An impression ismade by operating the handle 5, shown by dotted lines. The shaft 4 ismounted in eccentric bearings 7 and pivoted at 8 to one of thesehearings is a link 9 connected to anarm 1 on a rock shaft 11, whichactuates the mechanism that feeds the check, or other paper, through themachine. 7

12 is an inking roller mounted in bearings 13 secured to the casing ofthe machine, as

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented DQ313421, 1920.

1920. fierial 110.. 373,868.

shown in Fig. 1. This roller, in the present instance, is made of feltand bears upon the type, as clearly shown in the drawings. This is theconstruction of one form of apparatus now in use. In order to reink thisroller 12, the cap plate 14: must be removed and lnk supplied directlyto the roller. This is objectionable for the reasons statedabove.

15 is a reservoir made as clearly shown in Fig. 2, having two slottedarms 16 projecting at the forward end and adapted to span the pivot pin17 of the inking roller 12. At

the rear of the reservoir is a depending arm 18, which is connected toan arm 19 on the rock shaft 11 so that. as this shaft is rocked, thevreservoir will have a movement toward and from the roller. The reservoiris open at the forward end, as at 20, and mounted in the reservoir is awick 21 of felt. or other suitable material. The end of the wickprojects through the opening 20 at the forward end of the reservoir, asshown. The reservoir is tapered at the forward end so as to pinch thewick at this point and it is held at this end by teeth 22 formed, in thepresent instance, by bending down the edge of the plate 23, which isbent down at the back and forms the rear of the reservoir, and ispreferably brazed to the body portion of the reservoir at the sides andrear, but it may. be made detachable. if desired. 24 is a cap, which isprovided with a cork adapted to fit the filling opening of thereservoir.

I preferably make the wick 21 rectangular with a hollow center, and, inorder to keep the wick in motion. and to prevent the ink settling, Iprovide a rod 25, which extends through the forward end of the wick andis attached to a light pring plate 26 shaped, in the present instance,as shown in Fig. 3, and which bears against the inner surface of theside walls of the wick. The outer end of the rod is bent to form a headwhich comes in contact with the inking roller when the reservoir ismoved toward the roller. The wick, in the present instance, is longerthan the reservoir, and assumes the shape shown when placed in position.

By the above construction. a considerable quantity of ink can be carriedin the reservoir and the wick will supply only a given quantity to theroller. This supply will be uniform throughout the width of the roller.Every time an impression is made, the reservoir will be moved toward theinking roller,

and the wick 21 will come in contact with the surface of the roller,supplying the surface with the proper quantity of ink. By

' this construction it is almost impossible for an imperfect impressionto be made on a check, or other paper, being printed.

When it is necessary to refill the reservoir, the plate 14 can bedetached and the cap 24 removed, and a certain quantity of ink pouredinto the opening, the wick distributing the ink uniformly over thesurface of the roller.

I claim:

1. The combination in a check writer, of a type cylinder; means forrotating the cylinder; a platen; means for moving the cylinder towardandfrom the platen; an inking roller arranged to supply ink to the type ofthe cylinder; a reservoir having a wick; and connections between thereservoir and the means for moving the cylinder toward and from theplaten so that, when the cylinder is moved, the reservoir will be movedin contact with the roller.

2. The combination in a check writer, of a type cylinder; a roller forsupplying ink to the type of said cylinder, said roller having pivotpins; a rock shaft actuated as an impression is made; a reservoirmounted on the pivot pins of the roller and connected to the rock shaft;and a wick in said reservoir so arranged in respect to the inking rollerthat when the rock shaft is moved the wick in the reservoir will beprojected in contact with the inking roller.

3. The combination in a check writer, of a type cylinder adapted to beturned to bring certain type into alinement for printing; means formoving the cylinder to make an impression; a rock shaft connected to themechanism and having an arm: an inking roller; a reservoir; means forguiding the reservoir; an arm on the reservoir connected to the arm onthe rock shaft; and a hollow wick in the reservoir projecting throughone end thereof and adapted to come in contact with the inking roller onthe movement of the reservoir.

4. The combination in a check writer, of a type cylinder; an inkingroller; means for moving the type cylinder to make an impression; a rockshaft connected to said means; a reservoir having forked arms; pins forguidin'g said arms; a downwardly extending arm at the rear of thereservoir; an arm on therock shaft to whichsaid arm is connected, thereservoir being open at the forward end and narrower at this end'than atthe body; a hollow wick mounted in the reservoir and projecting throughthe open end and arranged to bear against theinking roller on themovement of the type cylinder toward the printing position; and anopening in the reservoir for supplying said reservoir With ink.

5. The combination in a check writer, of an inking roller; a reservoirmovable toward and from the roller; a wick in the reservoir; and a rodextending beyond the wick and arranged to move the wick within thereservoir when it comes in contactwith the inking roller.

6. The combination in a check writer, of an-inking roller; a reservoirmovable toward and from the roller; a hollow wick in the reservoir; arod having a head at one end and extending through the wick and having aspring plate at its inner end bearing against the side portions of thewick and arranged to move the wick as the rod is actuated.

JOHN WHITAKER.

